How curiosity and community spirit reunited a commuter with her bike

‘We noticed a bike sitting unlocked in the racks near our apartment. After a few days of it not moving my wife took a closer look, and based on what we could see we suspected the bike may have been stolen.

A quick online search led my wife to Bikelinc, where she entered the bike’s serial number and to our surprise there was a match that showed it listed as stolen. We brought the bike into our apartment so it wouldn’t fall into the hands of any other thieves.

Using Bikelinc, we contacted the owner directly and she replied almost straight away.  As it turned out, she lived in another apartment in the same complex, barely a five-minute walk from us, so we arranged for her to come by later that day.

It was clear just how much the bike meant to her. She told us she relied on it to commute between Campbell and Woden for work, and apart from a missing carrier bag the bike was almost exactly as it had been when it was taken from her apartment storage area.

She was delighted to have it back and even arrived with a bottle of wine as a thank-you (completely unnecessary, but very kind).’

This small moment was a great reminder of what can happen when neighbours look out for one another, and how tools like Bikelinc help turn good intentions into happy endings.